Digital Inclusion in Library Context: A Perspective from Users with Print Disability

Beyene, Wondwossen Mulualem

doi:10.1080/19322909.2018.1427657

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“…En el caso de las bibliotecas públicas, diversos autores han realizado trabajos sobre la importancia de disponer de bibliotecas accesibles para todas las personas. Así, por ejemplo, Vandenbark (2010) defiende la necesidad de comprender cómo las personas con discapacidad acceden al contenido de las webs bibliotecarias para hacer un diseño más accesible; en esta línea, Glusker (2015) evalúa las webs de las bibliotecas públicas de EEUU para determinar su accesibilidad para las personas con diversidad funcional, concluyendo que ninguna de las webs evaluadas estaba libre de errores, por lo que no eran completamente accesibles para las personas con discapacidad; Kumbier y Starkey (2016) también se adentran en el tema de la accesibilidad como una herramienta que debe ayudar al bibliotecario a transformar los sistemas y la praxis bibliotecaria para que las bibliotecas sean accesibles y equitativas; Maisonneuve y Lenepveu (2017) se refieren a la accesibilidad digital en Francia, donde es una obligación legal proporcionar un portal web accesible; o Beyene (2018), en Noruega, considera que la inclusión digital de personas con discapacidad visual supone una estrategia para la inclusión social, siendo necesario proporcionar contenidos en formatos alternativos y capacitar a los usuarios.…”

Section: Accesibilidadunclassified

diversidad funcional en los medios de comunicación de Extremadura (España) y su relación con las unidades informativas

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2022

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En este trabajo se investiga la relación entre la diversidad funcional, los medios de comunicación y las unidades de información. Para ello, en primer lugar, se hace una revisión bibliográfica sobre trabajos nacionales e internacionales sobre medios de comunicación y unidades informativas y su relación con la diversidad funcional; en segundo lugar, se investiga el número de noticias publicadas sobre diversidad funcional en dos medios de comunicación representativos de la Región de Extremadura (España) (DOE y HOY) (1373 noticias); y, en tercer lugar, se analizan con detalle dichas noticias para comprobar si hacen alusión a las unidades de información y, si es así, determinar el carácter de dicha mención (40 noticias, 2,91 %). La investigación se realiza durante el año 2020 coincidiendo con el periodo crucial de la pandemia sanitaria provocada por la COVID19, que supuso un hándicap para todos los ciudadanos y, en especial, para las personas con diversidad funcional. Entre los resultados hallados se obtiene que las unidades de información mayormente mencionadas son las bibliotecas (70 %) y que la temática más recurrente es “Oposiciones y empleo” (42,5 %). Se concluye con la necesidad de una mayor implicación y visibilidad en los medios de comunicación del papel que desempeñan las unidades de información en lo relativo a la ayuda y el apoyo hacia los colectivos más vulnerables.

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diversidad funcional en los medios de comunicación de Extremadura (España) y su relación con las unidades informativas

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“…Digital inclusion activities are designed to promote ICT accessibility and use for the socio-economic development of people with specific needs, including persons with disability, indigenous people and people living in rural areas (Beyene, 2018). People in rural and hard to reach communities can use ICT for capacity building, community development and to promote, preserve and protect their indigenous culture.…”

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An evaluation of the library connectivity project through the lens of the digital inclusion model

Ayoung¹,

Bugre

Baada³

2020

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Purpose It has been a decade, as the collaboration between the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) and the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) to extend information and communication technology (ICT) and library services to rural deprived, unserved and underserved communities in Ghana dubbed the library connectivity project. This paper aims to evaluate this initiative from the perspective of relevant key stakeholders and through the lens of the digital inclusion model. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a qualitative approach to evaluate the library connectivity project offered to deprived communities in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Interviews were conducted with the head librarians, ICT teachers and school librarians. Focus group discussions were held with pupils from four beneficiary schools of the project. The researchers also witnessed four of the outreach programmes and training sessions and observed the mode of instruction. Findings The study brought to fore the enormous benefits of the library connectivity project as it aided school pupils to acquire practical ICT skills, which were found to be useful towards their final exam. Despite the enormous benefit of the project, it was bereft with a lot of challenges such as inadequate logistics and personnel thereby restricting the project to very few schools. Low staff motivation and unmotorable roads were also found to be a challenge, which could all be as a result of lack of funds. Research limitations/implications The paper underscores the importance of computer and information literacy and reveals how the GhLA is using innovative mobile library services to bridge the digital divide through the library connectivity project. Originality/value This paper makes a further contribution to the paucity of literature on the role of mobile libraries in the promotion of computer and information literacy.

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“…There are some useful, library-specific primers proactively creating accessible content, both for developers and content creators, that will remain relevant for some time despite technological innovations (Baker, 2014;Riley-Huff, 2015;Ng, 2017;Ng and Schofield, 2017). Lee et al (2013) and Beyene (2017Beyene ( , 2018 consider how catalogers could use accessibility-specific metadata to aid users in discovering and identifying accessible resources. Babu and Xie (2017) and Xie et al (2015) provide concrete ideas about how to enhance metadata for digitized and born-digital objects to enhance their accessibility.…”

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Defining, evaluating, and achieving accessible library resources

Kimura

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the library and information science literature related to the accessibility of digital resources by individuals with mental, physical or other impairments, to assess the state of research in the field and to explore new avenues for investigation. Design/methodology/approach There is an increasingly rich body of literature surrounding digital accessibility in libraries, ranging from practical guides for authors of Web content, to principles of universal design, to the ethical considerations of libraries subscribing to packages of digital content, to critical examinations of the accessibility guidelines themselves. This review is intended to be illustrative, not exhaustive; less attention is given to studies of specific tools that will become quickly outdated, and more attention is given to underlying considerations and approaches that will remain relevant even as technologies change. Findings Many libraries and vendors have taken steps to provide equal access to websites and electronic resources in recent years. While the literature reflects an increasing level of critical engagement with concepts around disability and diversity, it also demonstrates methodological weaknesses in assessment projects that do not lead to meaningful accessibility. Originality/value This review offers theoretical and practical perspectives from recent work that can assist librarians in planning and decision-making, as they deal with an increasingly complex landscape of digital resources.

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Digital Inclusion in Library Context: A Perspective from Users with Print Disability

Cited by 21 publications

References 48 publications

diversidad funcional en los medios de comunicación de Extremadura (España) y su relación con las unidades informativas

diversidad funcional en los medios de comunicación de Extremadura (España) y su relación con las unidades informativas

An evaluation of the library connectivity project through the lens of the digital inclusion model

Defining, evaluating, and achieving accessible library resources

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